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Limited to only 40 numbered pieces and 6 Artist Proofs.
What is an Artist Proof?
NOTE: The piece offered here is an Artist Proof that is ready for immediate delivery. If you are interested in making payments on this piece instead of paying in full, please email us at service@csmoorestudio.com to discuss payment arrangements.
First
Snow is sculpted by award-winning Master Sculptor Clayburn Moore. The piece depicts
a young Nez Perce
Native American warrior out hunting. He takes a moment to sit and watch
the first snow of the new Winter. As he sits, he ponders all the snows
that have come before, and all the snows to come again. His totem, the
gray wolf, stands sentinel.
Each
piece is produced in the traditional lost wax method and is hand-finished
with painstaking attention to detail. The bronze includes sophisticated
patinas and sits atop a rich, polished green marble base. Approximately 14" wide and 23-1/2" tall including spear.
Produced in the USA.
International customers: Bronze orders ship via UPS, and we insure for the full value.
What is an Artist Proof?
The term Artist Proof (AP) originated when prints were done as
lithographs-drawing done in grease pencil on stone, hence the name
"litho" for stone and "graph" for writing. The AP was done as the
artist printed the edition. It took several prints for the stone to
properly take the ink and those first prints are Artist Proofs. Later,
when paintings were done as prints, the first ones were taken off the
presses for the artist to check and those were reserved for the artist
as...yes, Artist Proofs.
In
the fine art bronze statue market, Artist Proofs have become known as a
more limited subset of a bronze edition. These APs are personally
inspected by the sculptor, and the first AP sets the look for the
entire numbered edition. Each Artist Proof will include a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Clayburn
Moore.
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